Their Story
Remembering Peter A. Igras.
LTJG Peter Igras was lost on March 2, 2019.
LTJG Igras was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and later moved to in Ellicott City, Maryland, where, as a young boy, he developed a love for hiking and climbing in the mountains and woods of Maryland and West Virginia.
LTJG Igras then moved to Scottsdale, Arizona where he was a standout student and athlete at Notre Dame Preparatory. He was voted MVP of his football team his senior year and was recruited by several universities around the country, ultimately deciding to take his academic and football skills to the United States Naval Academy.
LTJG Igras graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and was commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer, later serving on the USS Sterett (DDG 104) out of San Diego, California.
He was known as a great and thoughtful leader, while also known by his family to be loving and humble.
Peter was a good soul, gave the best big hugs, and will never be forgotten.